PEOPLE — Eurasia Gold
Elmer Stewart appointed president and CEO, Colin Christensen appointed vp of corporate development, Harvey McKenzie appointed CFO and director, W. McLucas appointed chairman and director, and R. Crosb…
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SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Haulage firm buys into Nunavut company
Transport firm Braden-Burry Expediting is set to buy a 35% interest in Nunavut-based Peter’s Expediting.Northwest Territories-based Braden-Burry will pay owner Stewart Holdings $87,500 for its interes…
Research project finds home
A $6.8-million research and development program at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., will focus on developing mining and environmental monitoring technology.The Ontario government provided $2.2 …
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Olympic Dam plants up and running
A new refinery and smelter are now on-stream at the Olympic Dam copper-uranium operation in Australia.Both plants were built by Kvaerner Metals for a total cost of $320 million as part of a larger, $2…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — Golds pull down broad market
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fell 137.59 points during the report period March 17-23, ending the week at 6,482.33, or 2.1% lower.Resource stocks offered little help, with the gold and precious…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Team-work leads to reliable resource models
Geostatistics has become a topic of hot debate. Graham Clow discussed the issues of qualitative judgment and quantitative estimation, Edward Isaaks argued for geostatistical training, and Ben Whiting …
LME WHSE LEVELS (March 29, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Mar. 23/99 (change from Mar. 16 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
GOLD FUNDS (March 29, 1999)
Gold Funds as of March 18, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$13.995.82Price$9.90$5.
DIAMOND PAGE – NAME CHANGE (March 29, 1999)
Arimex Mining (AMX-V) has changed its name to International Arimex Resources (IEA-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.
Robex to explore in Niger
Montreal-based Robex Resources (RBX-M) will explore for gold in northern Niger, West Africa.A deal inked with privately held GeoAfrica Gold enables Robex to gain up to an 38.3% interest in four proper…
DIAMOND PAGE — Trans Hex ventures to Zimbabwe
In the nine months ended Dec. 31, 1998, Trans Hex International (THI-T) spent $845,000 exploring its alluvial diamond projects in Namibia and Brazil.General and administration expenditures for the per…
NAME CHANGE (March 29, 1999)
Matrix Energy (MEI-V) has changed its name to Promax Energy (PMY-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.